Gobe 52mm Circular Polarising (CPL) Lens Filter (Pro)

I read some advice a while ago; buy the best filter you can sized to fit the largest filter thread you have. I chose the Gobe 82mm Circular Polarizing filter to fit my lens with the widest filter thread; a 16-35mm. To switch it down to fit my other lenses I use Step Up Rings which are inexpensive filter rings. Besides the filter Gobe emailed me a 6 month premium trial account for dphoto which is a photo archiving service. They also use some of their profits to plant trees; after my purchase i had an email saying 10 trees were to be planted as a result. I have used a few CPL filters with my landscape photography over the past few years; they are a constant in my bag. The Gobe filter is a step up from the cheaper filters I have used in the past. Using high quality Schott filter glass; mounted in what feels like a robust and high quality filter holder. Unlike some cheaper filters the frame is taught; there isn't any wobble in it; the threads spun onto my lens cleanly without sticking from badly machined threads. Once its on my camera the rotating filter section rotation is silky smooth. When you stop turning the thread it holds its place; the lack of wobble improving the image quality. To give the filter a whirl a difficult first real world use; I took it down to the local Rowing Regatta held on a sunny April morning by the river. This gave me a chance to spin the filter around and make the best of the suns reflections on the water. Spinning the Gobe CPL filter around to find the sweat spot; it was was easy to find as the water became darker and the reflections drastically reducued making the shots of the rowers increased separation from the water. The smooth filter made it easy to change the rotation as i panned to take shots (the image of the Swan taking off was a split second event of the bird taking flight; the reductions in the reflections make it look far better to my eyes) I have tagged a couple of photos taken a sunny day. Common with all CPL filters you are removing light from the photo so you have to drop the aperture or bump up the aperture - especially when taking pictures of moving subjects (something away from my more normal Landscape photography.) With photos and video the Filter gave a very uniform effect over the entire frame on stills. When shooting 1080p video taken on my Canon 6d the good news continued there wasn't any banding and the reflections are nicely reduced over the frame. The Dphoto trial and tree planting are interesting extras that others don't offer; the filter is the main event though and the Gobe 82mm does a remarkable job. The river was shining from the sun for most of the photos but the filter removed the reflection and really make my subjects stand out against the water. Shooting city of rural landscapes, or rowers by the river, with the Gobe CPL you will get the benefit of reduced reflection from windows; or bluer skies.

I have now bought x - sizes of both ''standard'' Japan Optics and Schott- GOBE Filters. UV, CPL and NDX are my preference. I have written a detailed review before, on AmazonUK and AmazonDE and can only reiterate what I said before: 100% excellent products, optically and mechanically well made, great Marketing Strategy ( Growing Trees) and in not a single filter up to now have I found a fault ( and I am well over 2 dozen now). Optically they can compete with anything out there - I have compared them to my B&W/Nikon/Hoya-Filters of various grades. The only difference is: the GOBE's are vastly cheaper! So, for us Brand loving money wasters: there is NO REASON NOT to buy the GOBE Filters! I had a problem with a delivery going wrong thanks to UPS - GOBE Customer Service sorted this fast and perfect. These particular SCHOTT - GOBE-filters belong among the best of the ''big boys'', in terms of value for money they are the best- no two ways about it.. Schott is right up there with all the Nikons,Canon's, Leica's and Swarovski's and is very well known and highly regarded in Astronomical Telescope-Optics, Medical optics and has even been introduced into Optics for Weather-Satellite use. - and that you get for a good bit lesser money than you have to pay with most ''better known brand''-filters. I myself had to learn that my ''beloved brands'' are not necessary the only excellent option out there.. sometimes a ''no name''- brand can take you by surprise. Then again: ''Japan Optics'' is not really a ''no name'' if you look who is behind them and just like Schott, has built a reputation all over the world we here just not necessarily are aware of..... it is all down to marketing and believeing what we are told to buy! Again - I can only recommend these.

Brilliant Product I've had a fair few filters from Gobe. They've all been great as well as this one. No colour casts and and removes reflections very well. I chose to go with the more expensive on as it it reduces glare better on a telephoto lens than a cheaper model does. Nothing to complain about really, the filter thread may get stuck sometimes with step up rings however this is only a minor problem and can be fixed easily. Also Packaged nicely in a flat metal tin, perfect for keeping in the bag as it's so compact. I'd recommend

Gobe has become my filter of choice, mostly UV filters for my pro lenses, using their top of the range Schott glass at very reasonable prices. They are incredible value, beautifully presented and you and they are doing a bit for the environment. I"m not a landscape photographer so didn't fill in that question about the polarising filter I purchased as I mostly shoot in the built environment, but the quality is top notch. No colour cast, very slim frame to use with wide and ultra wide angle lenses with little to no vignetting and great light transmission. A good polarising filter is a must have, it's something that you can't replicate post processing so it's great to see this filter match their UV filters for quality. I use Lee ND filters and ND grads in my work so I like a good filter and I wouldn't hesitate in recommending Gobe, whatever version you buy, from budget to Schott glass, quality control seems excellent, consistent and I've bought a fair amount of their filters over the last year and they can't be faulted. At their price they they are a revelation and a no brainer to invest in.

this will definitely lower the quality of your pictures. I mistakenly ordered the wrong size, so had to return this, but its ok because I still held it inform of my lens and too a pick outside my window to see the difference. I could see some difference too but the quality is disappointing. When i get my money back I not buy a cheap filter. Those of you who care alot about the quality and those who are serious in photography, I recommend you to save up and buy the expensive ones. As they are 100× better then these cheap ones.

Very effective at reducing glare from reflective surfaces and also cuts haze to nice effect too. I've noticed no colour casting. Turning the filter to increase/decrease its effect is suitably smooth. The threads are well made but usual caveat, beware over tightening it onto your lens. This would be a pig to take off again if you nipped it up a little too tight. The protective case it comes in is good quality and light weight. Protects the lens nicely when not in use. My only disappointment, the card that usually comes with Gobe products for planting trees wasn't in the packaging. I've had it with all other Gobe products so I was a bit sad about that. Great product though, 5 stars.

The main reason I chose GOBE was their environmental ethics. With 5 trees planted for every item purchased, they are well worth the cost, and do not disappoint in quality. As a semi professional photographer robustness and optical quality are key, the metal construction and the high quality glass give you confidence that you can get the shot when you need to. The SCHOTT optics offer the best quality available and is well worth the premium. I mainly use the CPL when photographing cars to reduce the reflections from the windows and body panels, but polarising will also increase saturation in blue skies and other bright subjects, it is worth noting that you will need to adjust exposure to compensate for the reduction in light.

I took this filter up to the Lake District to try out last weekend and was lucky enough to get sunny conditions to try it in! I was really pleased with the results; light and compact, easy to screw onto my lens and coped well with sunshine without too much of a blue/green shift in colour. No issues with scratches etc so far (and we were walking up mountains and through bogs for a lot of miles each day, so plenty of opportunity for little scratches).

Livraison rapide et produit conforme à mes attentes

Der Polfilter ist anfangs etwas schwergängig, doch nach kurzer Benutzung spielt er sich ein. Optisch macht er ganau das, was man von einem CPL erwartet. Er mindert Reflexionen, Farben werden satter und das Blau des Himmels wird sehr gut verstärkt. Nebenbei kann man noch ein gutes Gewissen haben, denn für den Kauf pflanzt der Hersteller fünf Bäume. Im Vergleich zu anderen Filtern in der Preisklasse macht der Filter einen sehr guten Job, ich bin sehr zufrieden.

Esta marca son solo filtros. Es un conjunto de detalles que hacen de Gobe algo más especial que las marcas típicas de filtros que encontramos en Media Markt. A mi, personalmente me gusta contar con esos detalles. Este es el quinto producto que les compro y nunca he tenido una mala experiencia. Compré este polarizador junto con otro kit UV + Polarizador. Te llega en una caja de carton reciclado. Dentro de la caja viene una funda de plástico también reciclado con una gamuza y el polarizador. La calidad de cada uno de los materiales es muy buena y al tocarlo ya se nota. Una vez en la cámara cumple sobradamente su papel. Al principio leí en varias reseñas que se rayaban con facilidad. Bueno, yo no he tenido ese problema con ninguno de los 5 que tengo. He hecho fotos en la playa, en el desierto de Gobi, bajo la lluvia, en la montaña, etc y no se me han rayado. Lo que hay que saber es cómo y cuando lavarlo. Si tiene arena de playa o tierra y te pones a darle con la gamuza, es obvio que se te va a rayar. Los Gobe y cualquier marca. Lo que hay que hacer es esperarse, estar en un ambiente sin polvo ni suciedad, soplar un poco o darle con la pera y después con cuidado ir limpiando con la gamuza. Además, si te preocupas algo por el medio ambiente, plantan 5 árboles con cada compra. Yo los recomiendo totalmente.

Fungerar utmärkt perfekt då jag fotar mycket vid vatten och har problem innan med solglitter

Ho acquistato 3 filtri GOBE per il mio nuovo obbiettivo 18-50 che monta filtri da 72mm. In questa recensione parlerò del filtro Polarizzato da 72 mm che ho montato sul mio obbiettivo da qualche giorno di cui sono particolarmente soddisfatto. Partendo dalla confezione, fa piacere vedere che non ci sono eccessivi sprechi di carta, plastica o materiale in generale e che sia tutto molto curato nel rispetto dell'ambiente. Il filtro si presenta in una confezione bianca semi trasparente molto resistente e che contiene al suo interno il filtro, avvolto da una protezione gommata che non permette movimenti bruschi o colpi di nessun tipo. Il filtro si presenta solido e robusto, di ottima fattura con materiali che non ti danno la sensazione di autodistruggersi e che sopratutto riescono ad avvitarsi perfettamente alla filettatura predisposta all'interno del mio nuovo obbiettivo. Ho provato il filtro in diverse situazioni e finalmente posso eliminare quasi totalmente quei fastidiosissimi riflessi dati dalla luce, sopratutto su superfici particolari come vetri e/o acqua. Ho fatto una prova anche combinando il filtro all'altro mio acquisto UV ed i due funzionano perfettamente anche insieme, la cosa mi lascia piacevolmente soddisfatto ed anche più sicuro, in quanto posso aggiungere un ulteriore protezione a questo magico filtro che torna veramente molto utile. Il filtro scorre bene sull'obiettivo, non ci sono particolari attenzioni di cui tener conto quando si fa ruotare, forse giusto non ruotare nel senso contrario a quello dell'avvitamento, a lungo andare potrebbe creare situazioni spiacevoli ma, anche dai miei test, non è mai successo. 5 stelle più che meritate per un prodotto veramente di ottimo livello!